Loose-pulley lubricator



(No Model.)

W. J. ORMSBY.

LOOSE PULLEY LUBRIOATOR. No.- 312,887. Patented Feb; 24, 1885'.

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\VILLIAM J. OR-MSBY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

LOOSE-PULLEY LUBRICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 312,887, dated February24, 1885.

Application filed October 20, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1',WrLLIA1\r J. ORMsBY. of Cincinnati, in the county ofHamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Loose-Pulley Lubrieators, which improvement is fully set forth in thefollowing specification and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 isa transverse vertical central section of my improved loose-pulleylubrieator. Fig. 2 is a side view, partly in section, of a sectionalview of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 a side view modification of the same; Fig. 3,a transverse of the collar as formed in sections.

The present invention relates to an improvement in loose-pulleylubricators, in which the principal novelty consists in providing anadjustable collar having therein a series of oiler communicatinginwardlyby means of open in s with a series of veins extending through theshaft, and provided with outlets on the shaft beneath the loose pulley,all of which will now be set forth in detail.

In the accompanying drawings, A is a pulley, and B a shalt, formed inany ordinary manner. The shaft B is provided with a series of veins, 0,somewhat longitudinal through the shaft, and triangularly disposedrelative to each other.

Upon the shaft laterally from the pulley A, I provide a'collar, D,adjust-able upon the shaft by means of a set-screw, E. W'ithin thiscollar D, I provide a series of threaded openings, F, preferably threein number, and triangularly disposed. IVithin these openings F, Iprovide oiling-receptacles G, designed to have communication throughopenings H with the veins (3, extending through the shaft. The innerends of the veins 0 are designed to open on the surface of the shaftbeneath the loose pulley A, placed opposite the collar D, so that as thepulley A is revolved upon the said shaft D the oil from the receptacle Gmay be conveyed through the veins 0, and thus oil the pulley A upon theshaft.

Fig. 2 shows a modification of Fig. 1, in which 1 dispense with theveins 0, and in their stead provide the opening F in the collar,somewhat at an angle, as shown in the drawings, so that the opening atthe inner end of the collar, through which the oil flows to the pulley,may come in direct contact with the pulley-hub upon the shalt withoutpassing through the veins 0, as shown in Fig. 1. In many cases I findthis to answer the purpose without going to the expense of providingveins.

Fig. 4 shows a view of the collar and oilers, in which the said collaris formed in halves and secured together by means of bolts I through thewings J. This form is designed to be used in cases where the ordinarycollar cannot be placed upon the shaft.

'What I claim is 1. In a loose-pulley lubricator, the independent collarsecured in position by means 01' a set-screw, provided with openingshaving therein oilers communicating with a series of veins openingbeneath the pulley on the opposite side of the shaft from theoileiysubstantially as herein set forth.

2. The combination of the collar having therein threaded openingsprovided with oilers, the said collar secured in position upon the shaftby means of a set-screw, with the veins opening on the shaft on theopposite side from the oiler, with the shaft and pulley, the wholearranged as and for the purpose substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand,this 11th day of October, 1884, in the presence of witnesses.

\VILLIAM J. ORMSBY.

IVitnesses:

ALBERT Piinniioic, L. H. PUMMILL.

